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Ruthie Irvin
Software Engineer
When not developing software, Ruthie enjoys hanging out with their spouse and two children, spending time in nature, mysticism, and a handful of part-time hobbies like reading, making art, and playing music.
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AI Strategies for Software Engineering Career Growth
All the conditions necessary to alter the career paths of brand new software engineers coalesced—extreme layoffs and hiring freezes in tech danced with the irreversible introduction of ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot. Recession and AI-assisted programming signaled the potential end of a dream to bootcamp-educated juniors.
What Makes for a ‘Good’ Pair Programming Session?
Software changes so rapidly that developing on the cutting edge of it cannot fall to a single person. When it comes to asynchronously disseminating information about projects, code comments, PR conversations, Slack, RFCs, and other investigatory documents do a wonderful job, but no amount of async communication replaces the magic of two brains bouncing ideas off of each other.